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020			_a9781860642098
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050	0	0	_aHE7631 _b.I464 1998
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245	0	4	_aInformation revolution and the Arab world _bits impact on state and society
260			_aAbu Dhabi _bEmirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research _c1998
300			_axii,236p. _c24 cm.
500			_a"The papers contained in this volume were among those presented at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) third annual conference, entitled The Impact of the Information and Communication Revolution on Society and State in the Arab World, held in Abu Dhabi, 4-7 January 1997"--Jacket.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- The information-communications revolution and the global economy / Lester Thurow -- What makes Arabian Gulf satellite TV programs? A comparative analysis of the volume, origin, and type of program / Abdellatif Aloofy -- The contribution of public opinion research to an understanding of the information revolution and its impact in North Africa and beyond / Mark Tessler -- Mass media and the policy process / David Morgan -- Triumph of the image and its aftermath : the Gulf War as media ecology / Hamid Mowlana -- The Arab World and the information age : promises and challenges / Mustapha Masmoudi -- Telecommunications trends and policies in the United Arab Emirates and their implications for national development / Muhammad I. Ayish -- The impact of the information revolution on society and state in Jordan / Saqer Abdel-Rahim -- The age of creation and communication / Michel Saloff-Coste.
650		0	_aTelecommunication _xSocial aspects _zArab countries _vCongresses. _919797
650		0	_aTelecommunication _xPolitical aspects _zArab countries _vCongresses. _919798
650		0	_aTelecommunication policy _zArab countries _vCongresses. _919799
650		0	_aInformation technology _zArab countries _vCongresses. _919800
710	2		_aMarkaz al-Imarat lil-Dirasat wa-al-Buhuth al-Istiratijiyah _919801
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol052/2004296089.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol054/2004296089.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/hol052/2004296089.html
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